13 killed as violence erupts in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI (TIP): Violence rocked Pakistan's biggest city as 13 people were killed in targeted shootings including five suspected Taliban activists,…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Not just Karzai can sign Afghan pact: Nato chief
BRUSSELS (TIP): Nato's chief says any Afghan government representative, not only President Hamid Karzai, could sign a security pact with…
Read MoreNew Taliban chief returns to Pakistan’s tribal areas: Spokesman
MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN (TIP): The new head of the Pakistani Taliban has returned to the country's tribal areas, a spokesman for…
Read MoreIndia calls for free, fair polls in violence-hit Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (TIP): India called for free and fair elections in Bangladesh, stressing that stability of the neighbouring country had…
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Mexico finds stolen radioactive material amid dirty bomb fear
VIENNA/MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexican police have found dangerous radioactive medical material stolen by thieves that the United Nations said could…
Read MoreBritish victim of Mumbai terror attacks sues Taj hotel owners
LONDON (TIP): The UK high court here began a three-day hearing of a compensation claim case by a British man…
Read MoreGuardian editor to be grilled by UK MPs over Snowden leaks
LONDON (TIP): The editor of Britain's Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, is to appear before lawmakers today to defend his newspaper's…
Read MoreUS to introduce technology to detect alcohol on drivers
NEW DELHI (TIP): Struggling to put a check on drunken driving, one of the three main reasons of road deaths,…
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55 airlines accept China’s defence zone amid Biden’s visit
BEIJING (TIP): China on December 4 said 55 airlines from 19 countries have accepted its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)…
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Britain calls for strong action against Syrian President Assad
LONDON (TIP): Britain has called for stern action against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad for the appalling human rights violations that…
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Afghanistan-US reach draft security agreement
KABUL/WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States and Afghanistan on November 20 reached a draft agreement on a crucial security pact, a…
Read MoreHistoric call: UK PM rings up Rouhani
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian…
Read MoreKarzai wants US president to acknowledge army’s errors
NEW YORK (TIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants a letter written by US President Barack Obama that will acknowledge military…
Read MoreVolcano raises new island far south of Japan
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the…
Read MoreSilvio Berlusconi expelled from Italian parliament
ROME (TIP): The Italian Senate on November 27 expelled three-time ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction,…
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Iran invites inspectors to visit Arak nuclear site, says the International Atomic Energy Agency
VIENNA (TIP): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will accept Iran's invitation to send inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water…
Read MoreChina’s recent behaviour has been unsettling to neighbours: US officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): Recent actions by China concerning air space over the East China Sea have worried its neighbors and US…
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Pakistani court imposes restriction on screening of Indian movies
LAHORE (TIP): A Pakistani court on Tuesday imposed restrictions on the screening of Indian films across the country and laid…
Read MorePak man arrested for sharing blasphemous content on Facebook
LAHORE (TIP): A young man in Pakistan's Punjab Province has been arrested for sharing blasphemous content on Facebook, as the…
Read MoreStrong 6.3 quake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no immediate reports of damage
JAKARTA (TIP): A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on November 19, the USGS reported, but there were no…
Read MoreNepal Maoists demand postponement of vote counting
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal's Maoist party demanded a postponement in vote counting early Thursday, alleging conspiracy after tentative results showed them…
Read MoreUS drone strike kills 5 in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A US drone strike targeting a seminary in Hangu district's Tal area in northwest Pakistan on Thursday killed…
Read MoreNepal elections pass off peacefully
BIRGANJ (NEPAL) (TIP): Nepal went to polls on November 19 with over 50% of the electorate casting their votes till…
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Afghanistan-US reach draft security agreement
KABUL/WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States and Afghanistan on November 20 reached a draft agreement on a crucial security pact, a…
Read MoreHistoric call: UK PM rings up Rouhani
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian…
Read MoreKarzai wants US president to acknowledge army’s errors
NEW YORK (TIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants a letter written by US President Barack Obama that will acknowledge military…
Read MoreVolcano raises new island far south of Japan
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the…
Read MoreUS China envoy who oversaw embassy drama to resign
BEIJING (TIP): The US ambassador to China, who oversaw diplomatic dramas and gave refuge to a Chinese activist who escape…
Read MoreColombian president says will seek re-election in 2014
BOGOTA (TIP): Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced in an address to the nation that he will seek…
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Nuclear talks begin, Iran warns of limits
GENEVA (TIP): A new round of Iran nuclear talks began in fits and starts November 10, with the two sides…
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